Very interesting. I never knew there was such a page. Doesn't solve the print resolution problem, however, but many thanks.

From what I've learned on Google, Canon's Linux support used to be very patchy, so the drivers now supplied on their site are a great improvement on what went before and an acknowledgement of Linux.

By contrast, I know that HP support is excellent on Linux, having used three different HPs over the past four years and never having had a problem with drivers. The problem is that the printers don't last!

It's been suggested that instead of the driver I've used (http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0040269.asp?model=), I install from source as available at http://software.canon-europe.com/software/0040245.asp?model=

Would a source install offer something that the .deb doesn't? And, if so, how do I delete all traces of the currently-installed driver?

Hi. Having sorted out the resolution options by editing the PPD file, what tweaks or additions do I need to make to provide a mono or black and while printing output option?

Depedning on the program I'm using, at the moment I've only got the RGB "choice" on some and no choice on others. The net result is that everything prints out in colour, wasting ink, even when I just want a quick mono draft.

In short, what I'd like to do is have black and white as the default output, with a choice to do so in colour if needed. And in terms of colour, by the way, isn't RGB unsuitable for paper output. Shouldn't there also be a CMYK option?

I'm assuming that these sections below from the PPD are relevant, especially the second one.